St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-28
YUM kIPPUR.
Observation of the Day of Atone.
ment by the Je wish Citizens.


ment by the Je wish Citizens.
The services ushering in the Hebrew
Day of Atonement began at 6 o'clock
last evening in the synagogue at the
corner of Minnesota and Tenth streets.
This day is in fact the most important
and most generally observed of all the
Jewish holidays. In Frankfort,
Vienna. and most of the other European
money centerS the exchanges do but
little business. andt Oftimes close on
Yum kippur, as the day is called. The
reasons for the celebrations and Serv-
ices of last night and to-day were very
beautifully set forth in the discourse of
Rabbi Samuel Freuder last evening.
His text was Micah vi, s:
He hath showed thee. o man, what is good.
and what doth the Lord require of thee, out
to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk
humbly with thy God!'
'The hottest of all days." he said, the
crown of all festivals, the Sabbath of
SabbathS. has come. D thrice blessed
hour that brings us together and draws
us nearer to each other and nearer to
God. When all the year around the
divided activities of life separate us
and the whirl of business carries us
away in different directions, this day
uniteS us again and becomes day of
atonement in the original meaning of
the word, which is derived from ''at'
and ''One," Signifying the making US at
one with our fellow men and with our
God. The sublime idea underlying this
festival is that God extends his mercy
to the deepeSt-fallen sinner as soon as
he repentS of his tranSgreSSiOnS."
The speaker then compared the jew
iSh idea of sin and atenement with that
advanced by Christianity, and main
tanned that the Jewish idea of atone
ment that the prophet teaches is the
true idea of atOnement and gives the
only correct answer to the question,
''How can we be saved?" Services will
be held in the synagogue this morning
at $50 and will continue until sunset.
Rabbi Freuder will officiate, assisted by
President Max Warshauer.
IMPRESSIVE WORSHIP.
In the second and third floor halls of
the Exposition block. formerly the Fam
lily dime museum, but recently occupied
by the Gospel Army, another sect
OF Hebrews were celebrating
the Yum Kippur last night.
Both floors were divided by
a curtain stretching across
the hall, separating the male apartments
from the females, for they do not believe
I'D co-worship by the sexes. A high
altar in the males room, draped with
costly silk fabrics. bearing notices in
Hebrew, stood at one end, sur
mounted by dozen long tallow
candles, burning brightly. Hundreds
Of these candles stood about
the room on chairs and tables which
were thrown profusely about without
regard to any order. a strong smell of
incense peryaded the room and at a
large table at the foot of the altar was
mass of offerings wrapped up in paper
and cloth. Four men with sway
ing bodies stood close about
the altar and chanted continuously
i'll Hebrew. These were robed in long
black and white garments, and the
fourth in citizens clothes. All were in
their stocking feet and wore their hats.
Another paced the floor with Hebrew
bible in his hand, robed in white, with
a black girdle. This wierd form of
worship lasted all night, and will be
continued until o'clock this evening.